Haiti's Troubles: Perspectives from the Theology of Work and from Liberation Theology
- A detailed and realistic analysis of work and poverty in Haiti suggests that theological reflection on work and liberation theology must be made more adequate to the real challenges of poor peoples.
- Theology of work and liberation theology need to be informed by both ecological understanding and economic development strategies.
- The case of Haiti shows that theological understanding of human liberation requires ecologically sensitive sustainable development.
- Catholic and Protestant traditions of reflection on human work need to be broadened to understand work and labor in an explicitly ecological frame.
- The dissertation argues for policies that restore dignity to work and workers in Haiti, including land reform and micro-investing models.
This dissertation, deposited at Loyola University Chicago on May 25, 2011, examines the signs of the times in contemporary Haiti, concentrating on the harsh realities of work and workers amid entrenched poverty and ecological devastation. It seeks to formulate a Christian theological ethical framework to help the Church and Haitian society address the degradation of work and the exploitation of workers.
The author uses the method of correlation, drawing on modern theologies of work (Chenu, John Paul II, Miroslav Volf) and on liberation theology (Gutiérrez, Godefroy Midy, Jean-Bertrand Aristide). The study argues that theological reflection on work and liberation theology must be informed by ecological understanding and by economic development strategies, including the capability approach, land reform and micro-investing models. The four chapters cover work in Haiti, theologies of work, liberation theology and development theories, and a constructive liberationist framework.
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Loyola University Chicago, 2011, Haiti's Troubles: Perspectives from the Theology of Work and from Liberation Theology, https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss_2yr/5
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